Covid decided to come back to me for EAFC 24 Coins round two, so Ive had plenty of time to play this week. Unfortunately, my hands cramped up after five minutes with Cyberpunk 2077, so Im fairly limited on what I can do. Thankfully, Ive found that Outer Wilds is perfect for quarantining. It slow paced enough not to give me muscle pain over my entire body, and chill enough to play while drowning in brain fog. And better yet, if I do muck up and die, it no big deal. I think there a reason timeloop games took over the industry while we were ill - we dont want to be facing any in-game consequences while we have coughing fits to contend with.
Ben Sledge, Features Editor
Irsquo;m hosting my daughter first birthday party this weekend, so games arenrsquo;t exactly top of my agenda. That said, Irsquo;ll likely spend my evenings playing narrative RPG Roadwarden, which is really hitting that fantasy spot for me at the moment. It like sitting down with a good book, except the book has no hero and you feel guilty about every conversation you have. Still, it beautifully written and tempting me into starting another playthrough of Disco Elysium.
David W. Duffy, Evergreen Editor
It Valkyrie Elysium for me. Irsquo;m already a fair few hours in, and the weather is going to be terrible, so it a good opportunity to hide under a duvet and crack on with getting as far as I can. Irsquo;ve been waiting for the return of the Valkyrie series for quite some time now, as for me the combination of Square RPG and Norse mythology is just right up my street. Irsquo;m somewhat sad that Lenneth was delayed, as Irsquo;d probably have played that first, but Irsquo;m looking forward to seeing how it makes the transition to a more action-oriented game in a fully 3D world.
Justin Reeve, News Editor
I grew up with point-and-click adventure games, The Secret of Monkey Island in particular. I mean, there were tons of others like Full Throttle and Grim Fandango, but The Secret of Monkey Island was kind of the king among them. The upshot is that for most of this weekend, Irsquo;m planning on playing a ton of Return to Monkey Island. The buy FC 24 Coins game has been raking in good reviews and Irsquo;ve heard all sorts of great things, making Return to Monkey Island a no-brainer for me. The time has finally come to click on everything in sight just to see if something happens.
